from, or socializing with, boycotted person". The League enforced its code by means of informal tribunals, typically led by the leaders of local chapters. Although there was a long history of such courts by Irish agrarian radicals stretching back to the 1760s, the National League's courts differed from previous iterations in that it held its proceedings openly and followed a common law procedure. This was intended to uphold the League's image of being in favour of the rule of law, just Irish law instead of English law. References Citations General sources Gardiner, Juliet (ed.). The Penguin Dictionary of British History. 1882 establishments in Ireland 1900 disestablishments in Ireland Defunct political parties in Ireland Irish agrarian protest societies Irish nationalist parties Parnellite MPs Political parties disestablished in 1900 Political parties established in 1882 Political parties in pre-partition Ireland